Murphy, who is best known for his works 'Identity Crisis' and 'Electoral Divide', spent eight hours assemblingthe piece, which is made from 100 hanging aluminium crucifixes and weighs 250lbs.

Murphy said: "I’ve been waiting years for the right opportunity to employ this four-sided illusion technique. When tasked by Sky with the portrayal of the dynamic character of Jude Law’s Lenny Belardo in The Young Pope, I knew this was the moment I had been waiting for."

Zai Bennett, director of Sky Atlantic, said: "What an incredible way to celebrate the launch of The Young Pope this week on Sky Atlantic. In this work, Michael Murphy has perfectly captured the different sides of Lenny Belardo, played exceptionally by Jude Law."